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December 4, 1792 was the date that the great Austrian composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died. Years later, many saw his death as a great tragedy, which also contains phenomenal mystery that plagues them. In this movie, Amadeus, the extravagances of grandeur costumes and buildings are breathtaking. Although the myth about Salieri had murdered Mozart could be declared wrong, it is still a movie of great accomplishment and drama that captures the souls of many Mozart fans. This romantic recreation of Mozart’s life is quite wrong in several ways. But many have taken it for granted, including myself. However after some research out of great curiosity, I’ve proved myself wrong. The first and possibly the most apparent myth is that Antonio Salieri killed Mozart. But first of all there are several reasons why Salieri is portrayed this way. Mozart’s death was extreme sudden and unexpected one, which at that time no one knew the actual cause. Also Mozart believed that someone was poisoning him with the mysterious appearance of an anonymous “man in grey” commissioning him for a “Mass for the Dead.” Finally, Salieri had indeed confessed to murdering Mozart. However, this confession came many years later when he was confine